(AllHipHop News) Rap star Nas has agreed to pay tens-of-thousands of dollars in back mortgage payments for the house his ex-wife, Kelis, lives in. According to TMZ.com, Nas still owes his ex-wife almost $300,000 in spousal support. Additionally, the rapper’s lawyer filed a payment plan with the court, so he could catch up on the […]
(AllHipHop News) Sha Money XL, VP of A&R for Def Jam Records, unveiled his latest signing to AllHipHop.com today (June 21st) with the signing of Meridian, Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. Big Krit has steadily gained traction and buzz and as an independent southern artist and budding producer from Mississippi since his first release See Me […]
(AllHipHop News) Bow Wow is being taken to court over two missed shows in May and September of 2009. According to a lawsuit filed in Easter District Court of Missouri , Brad Gould/Macsimus Entertainment claims that Bow Wow took $50,000 to appear at a concert in May of 2009 at the Saint Charles Family Arena. […]
(AllHipHop News) Percy “Master P.” Miller and his son Romeo will sponsor a free basketball camp for over 1,000 children, who will get to meet special NBA superstar guests Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Mark Jackson. Miller, Romeo, Rashad McCants and Urban Born Founder Johnel Langerston are hosting the Game of Life Basketball Camp for children […]
(AllHipHop News) The new album from Compton, California rapper Game could be in jeopardy due to a new lawsuit filed by a company claiming to have been cut out of royalties, after signing the rapper. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Desperado Entertainment is seeking to halt the release of Game’s upcoming release The R.E.D. Album, […]
(AllHipHop News) A number of Hip-Hop DJ’s will band together on Wednesday June 23nd to celebrate the lives of late Gang Starr rapper Guru and popular Los Angeles radio personality, DJ Hideo. The “We Reminisce Over You” event in downtown Los Angeles, will pay tribute Guru and DJ Hideo and raise awareness and support for […]
Rapper Drake has his day of reckoning as the music industry speculates his sales numbers. The Canadian artist’s Thank Me Later has sold 462,989 units, according to industry staple Hits Daily Double. The Billboard chart will reflect the sales figure tomorrow, making the album the highest debut of the year. Eminem and The Roots both […]
(AllHipHop News) It’s official: former drug kingpin “Freeway” Ricky Ross has filed a lawsuit against William Leonard Roberts II aka rapper Rick Ross, in a California Federal Court. Freeway Ricky’s attorney Melvin Sharpe Jr., ESQ., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Friday (June 18th) in U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Judge Percy Anderson […]
(AllHipHop News) Miami rap pioneer Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell has responded to his daughter’s claims that he’s a dead beat dad who has disowned all but one of his five children. Earlier this month, Lecretia Campbell blasted her father in a video for allegedly beating her mother and refusing to claim his other children. Luke […]
(AllHipHop News) An attorney for rapper Fat Joe has issued a statement denying charges that he was involved in the sexual assault of a 33-year-old woman after a concert in Madison, Wisconsin on Sunday (June 20th). The woman called police after the concert around 12:46 AM early Monday (June 21st) and said Fat Joe and […]
(AllHipHop News) Houston, Texas rapper will host his third annual “Trae Day” anti-violence rally this July along with numerous rap stars and celebrities. This year’s “Trae Day” takes place at the former International Ballroom in Houston and includes an all-star lineup featuring Lupe Fiasco, Young Buck, Yo Gotti, Wacka Flocka, Sean Garrett and others. Sirius’ […]
(AllHipHop News) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rapper Wiz Khalifa is touring heavily in support of his most recent mixtape Kush and Orange Juice and has sold out nearly every show of his most recent tour across the country. According to Wiz, 54 out of 57 shows on the nationwide “Deal or no Deal Tour” featuring Yelawolf and […]
(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z is being sued by a private jet company, who claims the rap mogul failed to pay a $250,000 bill for flying. According to TMZ.com, Air Platinum Holding claims Jay-Z flew 18 hours in 2009, at a cost of $4,500-per-hour, at a cost of $81,000. Other costs Air Platinum is suing for include […]
(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn, rap star Fabolous has been named National Music Ambassador of the After-School All-Stars non-profit, which was founded former actor and current Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Fabolous teamed with the 2010 After-School All-Stars Benefit this morning and rang the NASDAQ stock market’s opening bell. The rapper joins NBA stars LeBron James and […]
(AllHipHop News) Madison, Wisconsin police are investigating the claims of a local, 33-year-old woman, who claimed she was sexually assaulted by the rapper inside of his Cadillac limousine after a performance last night (June 20th). The unidentified woman called the police around 12:46 AM (June 21st), shortly after a concert at The Orpheum Theater featuring […]
(AllHipHop News) DMX’s wife Tashera Simmons has officially launched her new organization Women of Strength Group, a new, tax exempt, non-profit organization aimed at helping children, women and families deal with abuse.Simmons has started raising funds for the non-profit by hosting an auction on eBay, where a rare Roc-A-Fella plaque with Jay-Z’s signature is being […]
(AllHipHop News) Will Smith’s business partner Charles “Charlie Mack” Alston was the victim of an attempted robbery on Friday (June 18thth) at a gas station in Philadelphia. Smith paid direct tribute to Charlie Mack on the song “Charlie Mack (1st Out the Limo)” on his breakout hit 1988 album He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper. […]
(AllHipHop News) Drake won two awards last night during the MuchMusic Video Awards in his hometown of Toronto, Canada. The rapper, who was nominated for a total of seven awards, took home two last night, one for Hip-Hop Video of the Year and another for Cinematography of the Year.Sixteen-year-old singing sensation Justin Bieber topped all […]
(AllHipHop News) Compton, California rapper Game is responding to growing reports and rumors that he is dead. Reports began to spread across the Internet that Game was shot and killed last night (June 20th) during an altercation at the Beverly Center, just after midnight in Los Angeles. “All these rumors that I’ve been shot are […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Wayne entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors in Yuma, Arizona on Friday (June 18th) in Yuma County Superior Court. The rapper is began serving a one-year prison sentence on Riker’s Island in New York for a separate gun charge. On Friday, Lil Wayne appeared in court via a video feed […]
